title: Resistance Genes Underlying the LSAPhenotype of Staphylococcal Isolates from France.
abstract: There exist numerous genes disseminated by mobile elements that can confer cross-resistance to lincosamides and streptogramin A compounds in staphylococci. This study investigated the nature and means of dissemination of genes responsible for LSAresistance among 24 French clinical isolates screened for reduced susceptibility to lincomycin. Thevga(A)vgene was found to be the most prevalent determinant of LSAresistance, while Tn5406appeared to be its exclusive gene support.
authors.affiliation: HIA Val-de-Grâce, Service de Biologie Médicale, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tessé
authors.affiliation: HIA Val-de-Grâce, Service de Biologie Médicale, Paris, France.
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Trueba
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Epidémiologie et Physiopathologie des Virus Oncogènes, Paris, France.|Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UMR 3569, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Unité des Membranes Bactériennes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Chloé
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hot
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur, Unité des Membranes Bactériennes, Paris, France olivier.chesneau@pasteur.fr.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chesneau